We are happy to announce our next new release

WILT – “Self Titled”

WILT combine old school metal and crust in a perfect hybrid that very few others have ever achieved. Prepare for a LP thats equal parts galloping d-beat crust reminiscent of bands like HELLSHOCK, and INSTINCT OF SURVIVAL, meets old school death metal in the vein of BOLT THROWER, MEMORIAM (old) SEPULTURA.

Here is a track from the upcoming LP

“Sermon for the Bootlickers”

Despite the inculcation of helplessness within each there remains great power. Ill at ease with such makes us ill. Learn to see the hand that feeds for what it is. You’ve been fooled if you think you’ve got no power. Refuse to be reduced to a consumer you’re a human being. Define yourself by more than wealth. Define yourself as a human. You don’t need what you’re being sold. Bend your knee to no authority but your own mind. You have the power to avoid the gilded trap. Avarice is what you’re conditioned for. Break the mold discover what’s really valuable to you.

WILT will be on in Europe this July / August will ELECTROZOMBIES From Chile

STORM OF SEDITION – “Decivilize” LP

Are you prepared to brave the storm?…

Brace yourself for one of the most uncompromising hard hitting and politically outspoken records of this era. STORM OF SEDITION are an anti-civilization anarchist crust punk band based out of Victoria BC. Sharing members with the mighty ISKRA you can definitely expect some serious blackened crust, and yes a huge metal influence is prevalent however STORM OF SEDITION are a bit more reminiscent of bands like CONTRAVENE & NAUSEA. “Decivilize” brings a heavy anarcho punk dynamic to the table combined with over the top blackened crust grind thats littered with blistering solo’s, insanely powerful drumbeats, and thought productive lyrics that challenge our current state of human civilization. All in all this is an absolute monster of a release!

Comes with a 12 page booklet containing lyrics, notes, and song explanations.

Clinging to the feeling of connectedness Personalized profiles, mass communication tools Monitored and funded by pigs Spying on people, on movements While corporations profit off government control Microsoft, apple, fedbook Endless lists of corporations Infiltrating our everyday lives The NSA, the CSE Databases created from what you share Information for incrimination Millions of people on terrorist watch lists Technology’s a weapon used against us

Its function is to propel their ability To efficiently exploit us and the natural world While doing so capitalizing off selling us Gadgets to distract us from the lives we live and hate

Turn off that shit, enter the real world You are not connected You are alone staring into a fucking a screen

Get outside, meet with real people! Even if we use these tools We must never forget

Technology is a system created by and for those in power And it will only exist with Division of labor, exploitation, and death

AUS-ROTTEN

“The System Works For Them” LP

-FINALLY RE-ISSUED AFTER 20 YEARS!-

Originally pressed in 1996 PROFANE EXISTENCE is bringing this quintessential anarcho punk masterpiece back in circulation.

All original artwork (label logos updated) with three different vinyl color options.

In 1996 AUS-ROTTEN released their first LP “The System Works For Them” on an unsuspecting punk scene. It spread like wildfire in a pre internet era within a genre that mostly depended on tape trading. (at least is was pre internet for us penniless punks) “The System Works For Them” was the perfect mix of anger and intelligence that the scene needed at the time (and still does today). It was like a wake up call that opened the eyes and ears to many punks the world over. The messages where crystal clear and most us were hooked as soon as the beginning shouts of “Boycott” bellowed over the speakers. I don’t believe any of us ever expected their message to resonate so well within the scene, but even more surprising is how the songs are just as relevant today as on they the day they were written. Which is why PROFANE EXISTENCE has decided to repress this record. We feel that that messages that AUS-ROTTEN brought to the table are to powerful to ignore. We feel that this LP is important and therefore should be highly available and priced affordably.

“The Battlefield Is Still Red” Bloodsplatter Edition.

PROFANE EXISTENCE has worked out every last detail of this release with the members of AUS-ROTTEN whom have been involved from step one. All tracks have been re-masted by Jay Matherson at the Jamroom studios. To be 100% honest we didn’t want to do a complete re-master of what we already considered a good recording. However when we opened the tracks on protools we noticed a few balance issues that required fixing. These fixes resulted in a tremendous upgrade to the overall quality of the tracks. We painstakingly scanned, puzzled, and photoshopped the original artwork to make sure that it was as close to authentic as it could possible be. We then went for broke by pressing in three different vinyl color combinations! Overall to say that we are pumped to release this would be an understatement, we are absolutely ecstatic to bring you this LP on PROFANE EXISTENCE!

“What Good Is Money, When There Is No One Left To Buy” T-shirt.

To top this all off we worked with AUS-ROTTEN vocalist Dave Trenga on redrawing the classic “What Good Is Money, When There Is No One Left To Buy” design for a T-Shirt to concede with the albums release. This is a fresh take on an old image to create a new and original design.

See through “Smoke” vinyl. Available at SKULLFEST/ PROFANE EXISTENCE 27th anniverseray party / record release show.

SILENCE

The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing LP

Silence are a highly active post-punk/peace-punk band from Pittsburgh, PA. “The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing” strives (and succeeds) to achieve the perfect balance between peace and post punk. By taking influences from The Mob, Bauhaus, Zounds, Killing Joke, Amebix, Crass, Conflict, Internal Autonomy and Joy Division SILENCE have created what can only be described a brilliant debut LP. At one moment this record is dark, heavy, and atmospheric and then the next moment it makes you want to dance and sing along. Lyrically SILENCE are much closer to the anarcho side of the previously listed influences. Lyrics focus on a variety of topics but often have a strong focus on the way punk and activist communities deal with political struggle in our current political climate.

“The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing” comes with a 16 page magazine size zine containing lyrics, personal writings and song explanations. Designed, printed and assembled by the band themselves in true D.I.Y. fashion.

Silence will be having a record release show in their hometown of Pittsburgh PA at the Rock Room Friday April 22nd with SHADOW AGE and SKELETON HANDS. Then later this month SILENCE will embark on a full United States tour to support “The Deafening Sound of Absolutely Nothing”. Here is a list of dates. Be show to check in with the bands “bandcamp” or “Facebook” page for show updates.

LISTEN TO THE TRACK “WAR DRUMS” HERE.

When all that remains is a world in flames. Is that when they’ll say the wars are finally won? That wars are finally done?

They’re beating on the drums again, they’re fueling up the planes. The congressmen fall into line and sing the old refrain. In the name of peace they’ll burn the land and drop a thousand bombs.

Meanwhile we’ll just stay at home and go back to our sitcoms. It’s the same old song, we’ve heard it before. They’re beating the drums and they’re calling for war. What it’s supposed to accomplish, no one is sure But the victims are always the hungry and the poor.

Once the drums of war begin it’s hard to make them stop. The noise silences the dissidents once the bombs begin to drop. All those who call for peace will be mocked and pushed aside. In 10 years they’ll admit we were right after many thousands more have died.

Finally after many delays from the pressing plant the WARWOUND Demo’s LP “A Huge Black Cloud” is out and copies are moving fast!

Recorded in 1983, this record contains 15 songs from 3 sessions. With a few different takes you get a total of 25 blistering tracks. For those unfamiliar with WARWOUND, they are a UK band formed in 82. WARWOUND recorded 3 demos in 83 before disbanding and members went on to join THE VARUKERS and form SACRILEGE. These demos never received an official release… until now! Highly influenced by DISCHARGE, WARWOUND is one of the first bands ever to take D-Beat Punk to a raw and intense level. Recently reformed in 2015, original guitarist Damian is now joined by Ian Glasper on bass and Rat Varuker on vocals. After a few gigs in the UK word is spreading fast of the relentless onslaught of a live show these veterans put on. WARWOUND have also recently hit the studio to record for the first time in over 30 years. Needless to say WARWOUND is back with a vengeance!

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Well golly gee, I’m a bit late this time around! You see,I was having too much fun celebrating the death of the world’s most hated homophobe, and time just got away from me!

Thankfully I even remembered to put a new episode together! And let me just say, this one’s… this one’s pretty good. To celebrate Phelps’ death, I start off with some LIMP WRIST, a bit of RAPE REVENGE, and BEYOND PINK – to name but a few! But that’s not all! I have brand new tracks by AHNA and CETASCEAN to help celebrate their brand new split (co-released by PE, by the way!), and classics from G-ANX, STATE OF FEAR, and SCORNED. Oh, and a UK82 set, a modern punx set, and some post-punk goodies. All this and more in the least-worst two hour punk podcast of the week.

Damien Inbred here to tell you about the latest episode of my online radio show, Doomed Society. I didn’t have enough time last episode to properly explore my favorite records of last year, so I decided to do a second part!

Lunch break the other day. Given the locations of my job, my academics, and my internship, the Hard Times Café in Minneapolis is a logical stop for a mid-day omelette and cup of black coffee. So there I am – sitting – waiting for my name to be shouted over the [insert doom metal band name here] track playing – and I unintentionally overhear a few elder gentlemen in conversation. Both have been DIY longer than many of us knew the alphabet, respectable punx in theory, even more respectable as human beings (I’ve had extensive conversation with one of them before). Their topic of commentary? The upcoming election.

“Nao why in the fack would I vote? Don’t mean a thing.”

Inside, I sighed myself close to death.

Please do not misunderstand me. After years of being a mixed race person attending basement shows, playing Magic: the Gathering alongside skinheads, conversations (and make-out sessions) with die-hard social and/or economic conservatives and liberals, working with the Democratic Party, obsessively watching Ron Paul’s interviews, studying political science, and listening to everything from Disaster Strikes to Against Me! to Propaghandi to Cro-Mags to Taylor Swift (shut up), I can completely feel for how many punx out there have given up on the system. American politics is not necessarily a fair game, and largely relies on money, power, and connections. Paint it Black’s Dan Yemin once said on the track “Election Day,” “and who needs D.C. when I’ve got D4?” Well, I love D4 just as much as the next Midwestern, whiskey drinking, pop-punk lovin’ sucka (I also love Paint it Black), but frankly, the system we live in requires us to at least think about what D.C. is doing. Why? D.C. does a lot; from constituent advocacy when the IRS or the Department of Homeland Security tries to get you (or simply makes a mistake), to monitoring and engaging in international trade regulations and human / animal rights, to passing bills that could infringe on or expand our freedom, to declaring official or unofficial wars that kill civilians and put our brothers and sisters in danger, to deciding vital court cases that permit or dismiss minority rights. We all love our shows, our vinyl collections, and our punk community – but we cannot forget that we are merely a subculture within our global society.

Currently, The United States of America is debatably the hegemon of the world. Simply put, the wielder of the most hard and soft power: a crucial concept to meditate over. Our nation, if you agree with this concept (putting opinions on whether it is legitimate or moral aside), has a heavy influence on our brothers and sisters from China to Turkey to Zimbabwe to Columbia to Indonesia to Russia. The United States is the largest economy in the world, is one of five member nation-states of the United Nations Security Council, and has by far the largest acting military in the world. Who we choose to manage our relations with such structures is important, even if the candidates vary little. Moreover, federal offices also have domestic implications; and everything from a State Senate elect to your Soil and Water Supervisor District pick (not to mention a few Minnesota State Constitutional Amendments) can affect your and your loved ones’ every day existence.

For democracy to work, it takes engaged citizens. Punx are people, too. And the punk voice is a strong one. Look to the recent occurrences in Indonesia and Russia. Sure, punk mentality in the United States may be stifled compared to what it was in Jello Biafra’s first heyday, but that does not mean the kids will not have their say, so to speak. Get out there on November 6, and in future elections. You are all intelligent enough to form your own opinions; I do not care for what or for whom you vote for. All I care is that you vote. Vote for yourself, if you must. Vote for a third party. Vote for one of the two main parties. Be active. Talk to your neighbors. Read the news (and many sources, not just ones aligned with your opinions). Phone bank. Put up posters. Run for office yourself. Work for a non-profit. Try and understand the system we are in. The only way it will ever progress to what we want is if we work it to what we want, what we need. The only way democracy will be real, is if we be real with democracy.

For information on how and where to vote, look into your state’s Office of the Secretary of State. They got your back on this one.